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it's not rocket science. and i think if our schools understood that they were in the same competitive pool that we would try to do the same sort of innovation and i will say one more thing. if the teachers union will allow that kind of innovation here. >> one of the things that i like about this is it does at least wake up america. it says, you know what, your success in the world economy is not guaranteed. >> yes. but lick ken stein and switzerland's success in the world has to do the banks and secrecy and low taxes. a country of about 20,000 people -- >> all right. let's not change the subject. let's go on to whether or not education is something we ought to care about as a competitive -- something to help our competitors. >> there are other things that we ought to care about more. we should have an environment that encourages immigrants to come to this country to innovate, to succeed and to have second chances in life in case they fail the first time. that's much more important than making sure that johnny
it's not rocket science. and i think if our schools understood that they were in the same competitive pool that we would try to do the same sort of innovation and i will say one more thing. if the teachers union will allow that kind of innovation here. >> one of the things that i like about this is it does at least wake up america. it says, you know what, your success in the world economy is not guaranteed. >> yes. but lick ken stein and switzerland's success in the world has to do...
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vegetables are important for your health. >> but it is not all serious science onboard. ♪ if you could see >> his songs written and recorded in space, and his prolific photography are hugely popular online. in that time, let's hope the scientific findings and the new technologies developed will eventually justify the costs. al jazeera. >> the final round of group matches get underway. facing possible elimination. but a win will push them into second place in group b. >> orem our aim is to win, but we will concentrate not to give an easy opportunity. we should play well, and we should play well to the end. the big news, renaldo is expected to be back in the line-up after missing three matches with a hamstring injury. and the battle for second place with the two sides level on 7 points. he hosts psg, while they welcome both already have a passage from group d. been some good news ahead of the game, the midfielder has been named french footballer of the year. he won the award in 2007, and in 2008. a defending champions barcelona are not in action for wednesday. >> two plans are being cons
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that's value to believe a whole range of sciences from medicine, to biology, the semiconductor physics and building structures in space. >> vegetables are important for your health, so today i have chosen dried spinach. >> but it is not all serious science. canadian astronaut introduced millions of people to life and research on the station earlier this year. >> his soldiers written and recorded in space, and his prolific photography are hugely popular online. stations expected to be operational for the next 15 years and in that time, hope the scientific findings and the new technologies twod will eventually justify the costs. >> al jazeera. ♪ the view from space, seeing satellites plus the radar that's the view from the surface of the radar picks up the snow, and the rain that is out there. still some know around connecticut and massachusetts. this area was over here now it is over there. that's what we can expect here for the next two to three hours. 5:00 o'clock the snows out of philadelphia, washington, baltimore, but still coming down around boston, and again a plot of the snows
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i did my under deprad wait work at fisk university, where i studied political science with a concentration in public administration and worked eight years largely in the public sector. then i earned a master's degree from carnegie melon in pittsburg, pennsylvania. i spent some time as assistant executive director for a non-profit. we did work if a lot of kids in the neighborhood. i have done fundraising for candidates and issues. i have experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. when i look around my neighborhood and see the changes that are happening, i so there is no neighborhood grocery store. i see that small businesses in particular are coming and going, and they haven't been able to really sustain themselves. from my work experience in working for the city in the mayor's office as well as in the non-profit, i had a good sense as to what some of the challenges were. when i look in the future, i could see more challenges coming. i thought i had a set of experiences and more importantly a passion and desire to serve. >> i understand that no one wants to have their progra
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they have to port teachers and support parents and rich curriculum including arts and music and science. that's what we're calling for here. we're one of any number of groups, student or parent, community groups that says we need a new school not fixated on testing, strategies that create winners and losers but we have to help all of our children achieve and succeed. that's why you see the largest coordinated group of action, 90 in all, set for different parts of time during the day today. >> with race to the top, one of the policies you think was a failure and has not improved the overall standing of american students. >> i think what happened was race to the top was too fixated on testing and not enough on teaching and learning. now, let me just be clear. race to the top is part of a $100 billion stimulus package that was really important to keep schools afloat during the worse recession since the great depression. what's happened, andrea, there's been too much of a focus on testing and on people in washington and in state capitals actually not listening to parents or to teachers who
they have to port teachers and support parents and rich curriculum including arts and music and science. that's what we're calling for here. we're one of any number of groups, student or parent, community groups that says we need a new school not fixated on testing, strategies that create winners and losers but we have to help all of our children achieve and succeed. that's why you see the largest coordinated group of action, 90 in all, set for different parts of time during the day today....
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the study appears in the journal of psychological science. dr. cooper lawrence is a psychologist and joins us now with another study to which i go -- >> ow always roll your eyes at studies. >> this one is dumb. i get it. the idea is we have pictures up here, that my staff and i have taken wheel we were oust doing whatever we were doing. the study says if i'm taking pictures, selfie or something, i forget what i was looking at. >> it says your memory isn't as good of that experience. here's how memory works. it's encoding, -- you have to pay attention when the guest talks. >> i also have to listen to the producer, and i thought maybe you'd keep talking like you do, but not today. >> okay. so, three-step process. first encoding, then there's storage, then retrieval. this screws with the encoding process. you look at something, you remember it. this is like, here's the camera. it's like a middle man. so instead of just looking at you and seeing how handsome you are i'm going to look at you through a viewfinder and focus on that and forget your hands
the study appears in the journal of psychological science. dr. cooper lawrence is a psychologist and joins us now with another study to which i go -- >> ow always roll your eyes at studies. >> this one is dumb. i get it. the idea is we have pictures up here, that my staff and i have taken wheel we were oust doing whatever we were doing. the study says if i'm taking pictures, selfie or something, i forget what i was looking at. >> it says your memory isn't as good of that...
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yes, nation, flying products to our doorstep inside of half an hour is a bold plan right out of science fiction. it leaves my with only one question: why does it take so long? i want my stuff now! and i know how to get it. so put on your future hat, jeff bezos because i've cooked up an idea that will bring buying as we know it to a new level. close your eyes and picture this. i'm going to keep my eyes open because i have to read these words here but everybody else, here's the idea. amazon locations that customers can walk into and buy things! (laughter) and the inventory would be arranged not as dropdow dropdows but rows of physical merchandise a customer can actually touch! and instead of waiting precious minutes for a drone to arrive they can place their selections into a wheeled basket conveyance. it's inspired by your web site's abstract cart graphic. (laughter) thus, they have the products instantly. i call it amazon live. call me, bezos. your money and my idea we can have these spending habit opportunity places-- or shops, as i call them-- up and running by 2025. we'll be right ba
yes, nation, flying products to our doorstep inside of half an hour is a bold plan right out of science fiction. it leaves my with only one question: why does it take so long? i want my stuff now! and i know how to get it. so put on your future hat, jeff bezos because i've cooked up an idea that will bring buying as we know it to a new level. close your eyes and picture this. i'm going to keep my eyes open because i have to read these words here but everybody else, here's the idea. amazon...
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(cheers and applause). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody, my guest tonight is a science journalist whose new book is called "focus: the hidden driver of excellence." the unhidden driver of excellence is paying your rent. please welcome daniel goleman. (cheers and applause) thanks for coming on. all right, you're a psychologist, an author, a science journalist and you're most famous book is called "emotional intelligence." it sold over five million copies. what is emotional intelligence. >> emotional intelligence means being intelligent about emotions. >> stephen: what does that mean? aren't books themselves like your book about -- isn't that book smart not emotion smart? (laughter) >> well, the book is about how to manage your emotions, how to be self-aware, how to be empathic, how to tune into someone else. >> stephen: but you can't think about emotions. you have to feel emotions, right? you have to project -- like emotions -- like i can't read about that, i've got to read your face, are you like rolling your eyes or going "i heard you the first time!" >> that's part of emotional
(cheers and applause). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody, my guest tonight is a science journalist whose new book is called "focus: the hidden driver of excellence." the unhidden driver of excellence is paying your rent. please welcome daniel goleman. (cheers and applause) thanks for coming on. all right, you're a psychologist, an author, a science journalist and you're most famous book is called "emotional intelligence." it sold over five million copies. what is...
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there's so few women in stem careers. >> science, technology, engineering and math. engineers build our entire world. everything is built by engineers. and these things are things that we use every day. and when half of the population is female, the majority of things we used designed by men, we're simply missing the female perspective. >> i love what you're doing. i love the name of the company. i love what you're trying to do. i'm curious with the reaction you're getting, from little girls. >> from little girls, the reaction is amazing. at the end of the day this is what this is all about. they're inspired. they're doing thing. i got a handwritten letter who is 8 and what she loves about it. and she said i want to be an engineer like you. >> what happen, debbie, and how did you resolve it? >> we put out this video, gentlemen just thought we wanted to make engineering cool for kids. and the machines are the epit e epitome. we thought if we made one outside of toys everyone would want to make one in their living oom, and they did. >> what's the reaction from men? >>
there's so few women in stem careers. >> science, technology, engineering and math. engineers build our entire world. everything is built by engineers. and these things are things that we use every day. and when half of the population is female, the majority of things we used designed by men, we're simply missing the female perspective. >> i love what you're doing. i love the name of the company. i love what you're trying to do. i'm curious with the reaction you're getting, from...
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he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning and ending date. that is a wall which becomes a tomb stone. the artists themselves are becoming ghosts. that's what he's doing there. joseph danish. head of the projects, it is it was a wonderful time that he woke up every morning wondering how long it would last. they were being paid to produce public art. well, what happened of course is the war. the war came along. and roosevelt could see it coming. so, very few people understand the new deal segways into war. they beefed up the military bases like fort mason. my 1943, they are all killed. the war did what the new deal couldn't do, full employment. there were reports, it's still with mind numbing statistic. we have to rely on other people to do it. the these projects enriched the lives of millions of people and does so today all the time. i have become aware of it, but very few people are. i have also become aware extraordinary people. here's a dedication
he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning and ending date. that is a wall which becomes a tomb stone. the artists themselves are becoming ghosts. that's what he's doing there. joseph danish. head of the projects, it is it was a wonderful time that he woke up every morning wondering how long it would last. they were being paid to produce public art. well, what happened of...
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has raised question about the science hiepd behind the vigor. epa has ignored congress's request for the data behind the clean air acts that might cause businesses up to $90. they promised to provide that data, but now the science committee has had to issue a subpoena. >> one of the concerns i have is resources continue to be challenged and challenged and congress is continuing to challenge us on the house side. >> smith says he might issue more subpoenas. >> what about legal challenges? >> there are a lot in the works, but the fate is in doubt. the washington, d.c. circuit court of appeals might be packed with judges who might not be inclined to rule against the president's judgment. >>> there is a new report after the train wreck. the driver was asleep at the controls and the train was going 80 miles per hour when it flew off the tracks and that is 50 miles faster than the speed on the curve. four people died and several others were injured. we will bring more developments to you. >> very tough christmas coming for those families. >> when pres
has raised question about the science hiepd behind the vigor. epa has ignored congress's request for the data behind the clean air acts that might cause businesses up to $90. they promised to provide that data, but now the science committee has had to issue a subpoena. >> one of the concerns i have is resources continue to be challenged and challenged and congress is continuing to challenge us on the house side. >> smith says he might issue more subpoenas. >> what about legal...
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we are not talking about coding but computer science. computer science is a foundational skill. it is just as relevant to know how to dissect a frog as to dissect an app. maybe one out of the 20 kids goal is to work as a software engineer. everybody should know the basics of how the internet works and how logical works and planning. computer science teaches you how to break a large problem down to smaller parts. it teaches him not to think through action and consequence. that's something that every child should learn to do. if you want to grow up and become a lawyer or accountant or dentist or even the president, you should have a basic foundational understanding of computer science. it would be more valuable to your life today and then some the other things we are teaching. >> i am worried about children who want to be accountants or dentists. i was on the playground with my little kid and a heard a boy say, as i was walked around with javascript for dummies, he was berating another kid. this was another high-performing school. it really may be wonder, what is the age at which
we are not talking about coding but computer science. computer science is a foundational skill. it is just as relevant to know how to dissect a frog as to dissect an app. maybe one out of the 20 kids goal is to work as a software engineer. everybody should know the basics of how the internet works and how logical works and planning. computer science teaches you how to break a large problem down to smaller parts. it teaches him not to think through action and consequence. that's something that...
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it is partly what drives my interest of science and technology. >> also being honored tonight actress shirley mcklain. the actress joined the cast of the popular briti british show n abbey. >> and rounding out the list, martina labroyo. but who will perform tonight is top secret. >> any surprises? >> it wouldn't be a surprise if i did. >> cnn washington. >> we will have to wait patiently. but congrats to the honorees. and among them shirley mcklain. in an hour she will be weighing in. we have much more an it starts right now. hello again, these stories topping the news this hour. temperatures across the u.s. plunge. what it means for your travel plans. and he was the star of a movie that has generated over $2 billion around the globe. today his fans gather for an unforgettable tribute. killing for the fun of it? that is what investigators say a newly wed couple did. we'll tell you who confessed.
it is partly what drives my interest of science and technology. >> also being honored tonight actress shirley mcklain. the actress joined the cast of the popular briti british show n abbey. >> and rounding out the list, martina labroyo. but who will perform tonight is top secret. >> any surprises? >> it wouldn't be a surprise if i did. >> cnn washington. >> we will have to wait patiently. but congrats to the honorees. and among them shirley mcklain. in an...
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we know there are many young women of color interested in pursuing science. a third of our students are stem majors and we want to insurance that they can half into fields where they are underrepresented and make a difference to our economy and to our nation. >> are they making a choice to ignore liberal arts or to move away from liberal arts or traditionally-- majors, i guess, that women have traditionally pursued in favor of stem? >> well, i think that, let me begin by saying that spellman college-- spelman college is in many ways a traditional liberal arts college in that we emphasize the skills that come from a strong liberal arts education. critical thinking, problem-solving, quantitative reasoning, communication skills. but certainly a third of our students come with an interest in moving into science. they may be thinking about health careers, initially. but once they start to explore biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, they see a wider range of options. and i think that's one of the things about spelman, that when they come to
we know there are many young women of color interested in pursuing science. a third of our students are stem majors and we want to insurance that they can half into fields where they are underrepresented and make a difference to our economy and to our nation. >> are they making a choice to ignore liberal arts or to move away from liberal arts or traditionally-- majors, i guess, that women have traditionally pursued in favor of stem? >> well, i think that, let me begin by saying that...
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thirty-five countries scored higher, science, 27 scored higher, reading, 23 scored higher. lately some of the countries that are ahead of us. vietnam, ireland, poland, at the end of the day, if you don't agree with the numbers, do they tell a broad story that is basically accurate? >>well, in genel, it's a legitimate test. the problem is we are going to get all upset about these outcomes and the part of the reason that people ce is because they are telling us something about the productivity of the next generation of workers and says that her students are not going to be competitive five years down the road when i finished college were when they go into the workforce. but we have had a level of literacy in the unit states it is actually okay. but what we really have to worry about is the kind ofthings that will happen to the the students when they get into the economy. gerri: you make a good point and you talk about the productivity of the students on what i'm worried about is the productivity of the american taxpayer dollar. race to the top, no child left behind. billions
thirty-five countries scored higher, science, 27 scored higher, reading, 23 scored higher. lately some of the countries that are ahead of us. vietnam, ireland, poland, at the end of the day, if you don't agree with the numbers, do they tell a broad story that is basically accurate? >>well, in genel, it's a legitimate test. the problem is we are going to get all upset about these outcomes and the part of the reason that people ce is because they are telling us something about the...
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the science is there. think if youy start working on adaptation and resilience issues, community by community, with mayors that are being really aggressive on these issues, it not only makes climate, live for people, in a way our lofty destruction of science in china does not make it, for communities across the u.s., and it also brings to light the fact the actions you need to take to address climate can be important step in stones for local economies, for job issues also for water that have been so plaguing us, about the ling infrastructure of where we wastewater, cannot always just support that from a public health funding situation, it needs to be invested in by the private and public sector at every level. there is opportunities for green infrastructure, which we know science is telling us to get away from the big types and keep water local, make your cities more beautiful, that is the best solution to the environment. i want -- i would have given my left arm to make that speech 20 years ago. i now hav
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. >> no one's born a computer scientist but with a little hard work and some math and science just about anyone can become one. this week is your chance to give it a shot. and don't let anyone tell you can't. >> reporter: the president says programing skills are important for our country's future. heather? heather: as witnessed by the obamacare website rollout. thank you, peter. we appreciate it. bill: here's a question, was it murder or an accident? a newlywed accused pushing her husband over a cliff at one of our more famous national parks. jury selection begins today so the question there is, what is her defense? heather: plus president obama suggesting extending benefits to the long-term unemployed, but, does this actually hurt those who are out of work more than it helps? our panel debates. >> when you allow people to be on unemployment insurance for 99 weeks you're causing them to become part of this perpetual unemployed group in our economy and it really, while it seems good, it actually does a disservice to the people you're trying to help. my customers can shop around-- see who
. >> no one's born a computer scientist but with a little hard work and some math and science just about anyone can become one. this week is your chance to give it a shot. and don't let anyone tell you can't. >> reporter: the president says programing skills are important for our country's future. heather? heather: as witnessed by the obamacare website rollout. thank you, peter. we appreciate it. bill: here's a question, was it murder or an accident? a newlywed accused pushing her...
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and they're not just in science fiction movies anymore. nano robots playing a big role in a new medical treatment. and our networks are getting crowded. t if congress, the fcc, and the administration free up... more licensed wireless spectrum, we can empower more... people to novate, create new technoloes and jobs... and strengthen the economy. america is the world's leader in wireless. free up linsed spectrum today, so wireless... let's keep it that way. can do more foamerica tomorrow. jenna: the world preparing to say goodbye to nelson mandela. latest from south africa on a massive memorial service that's expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. also serious charges levied at our nation's top spy. what national intelligence director is being accused of doing. and some of us in the northeast could really use this right now. it is an awesome new invention that takes the back breaking part out of shovelling snow. created by very own college students here in north dakota. remote controlled snow plow is coming up. jon: jury selection
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this isn't rocket science. web application development is a proven science. companies do it all the time. >> luke, i asked you and you said for a million bucks you could do it. >> right. the user interface is just the automation of a 12-page paper form. that's a slam dunk for any web development company. easy, straightforward. the back end stuff, more complicated but very doable. this doesn't need to be a silicon valley space project. this is braead and butter. >> how much? >> under a million for the front end. >> total, start to finish. >> i would agree with mr. kennedy in the $5 million to $10 million range. >> we spent hundreds of millions. we may go up to a billion on this stupid thing. it's still screwed up. >> yeah. >> none of the contractors are ever held accountable for delivering crap. >> it's crap. >>le talking with martin bosh earlier, another hacker. amazing the type of security you can build. nothing rocket science. you can do it. >> people think this is bad? think of the health care. beside it is cancellations forced into the plan, you can't kee
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on science? >> i'm sure it does. i just don't want to pretended i'm a scientist and have the discussion, with you sir. i'm not. i listen to the scientists and look listen to the consensus being drawn. >> i listen to the scientists too. and i don't claim to be a scientist. i don't want to put my head in the sand and ignore. >> i'm not -- >> and i was wondering what impact you thought carbon emissions had on previous global warming between ice ages. >> the information i have available to me relates to all of the work that is done by the number of scientists looking at the climate issues. and i pay attention to that. and apply the science and decisions moving forward. i'm not -- either comfortable or qualified to have a science discussion with you on these issues. >> do you see the promulgation of any rule enact of carbon tax in the future? >> say again? >> do you see the promise promulgation enact a carbon tax for this country in the future? if only if congress provides that mechanism. no. okay. >>
on science? >> i'm sure it does. i just don't want to pretended i'm a scientist and have the discussion, with you sir. i'm not. i listen to the scientists and look listen to the consensus being drawn. >> i listen to the scientists too. and i don't claim to be a scientist. i don't want to put my head in the sand and ignore. >> i'm not -- >> and i was wondering what impact you thought carbon emissions had on previous global warming between ice ages. >> the...
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but this is not a precise science with medicine. but for people who have it, it causes shyness, sometimes extreme shyness, and what a great story this is about this woman. she said you know, great relief now that she knows what is wrong with her. >> because i know her very well, actually, and i have stayed in contact with her. she is very bright, actually, very bright and very normal most of the time. but she suffers from a clear behavioral disorder which she was aware of without really knowing what caused it. and i think she feels great relief. >> she feels better and let's hope that she will be a little more forthcoming, not quite as shy. this has been the experience of other people. and particularly people -- >> well, this is a bit of a trip with darryl hannah, it was fascinating. >> is that what led to -- let me say suspicions, at least half diagnosis that you had asperger's syndrome when you were younger? >> it always has been an awkward fit, but definitely as i grow older i definitely learn how to -- how to deal with it better
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she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. that is an amazing frontier to competently -- to contemplate. we can take images of the whole like pet scans and mris scanned and ct scans, or the space in between, where the action happens, is out of reach. this is a long-term investment. we should be able to figure those things out. how do you process visual information? how do you lay down a memory and her cheery bit? -- and retrieve it? all of the brain illnesses that we know of, all of the fundamental information that we have of how the brain works is insu
she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try...
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she spoke to reporters at a breakfast hosted by the christian science monitor. >> our guest is randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers. this is her first visit with the group. she got an early look at the joys of helping children learn when her mother was a teacher. she earned degrees from cornell university and a law degree from cardozo school of law. she worked at a wall street law firm for several years. she taught in brooklyn while serving as counsel for the president of the united federation of teachers. she served as president for 12 years before her election as a ft president in 2008. that ends the biographical portion of the program. as always, we are on the record here. please no live blogging or tweeting or other means of filing while this is underway. there is no embargo on the breakfast. our friends at c-span have portion of the program. as always, we are on the record here. please no live blogging or tweeting or other means of filing while this is underway. there is no embargo on the breakfast. our friends at c-span have agreed not to air video
she spoke to reporters at a breakfast hosted by the christian science monitor. >> our guest is randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers. this is her first visit with the group. she got an early look at the joys of helping children learn when her mother was a teacher. she earned degrees from cornell university and a law degree from cardozo school of law. she worked at a wall street law firm for several years. she taught in brooklyn while serving as counsel for the...
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that day when we gain our country's revenue through our knowledge and our science and can shut down oil wells, that will be a good day for us. >> well, yeah. if he has a nuclear -- i'm sure he's not talking about renewable green fuels -- jenna: that's not the type of hashtag science he's referring to? >> right. he also recently called israel a rabid dog. so let's not forget what kind of regime this is. jenna: it's interesting to see what's coming from that country. we'll watch those words carefully, as you point out, they matter. brett, thank you. >> good to be here. jenna: jon? jon: well, a man who wants to leave the irs could answer some tough questions on capitol hill after recent comments that the irs targeting of conservative groups was not illegal or even improper. >>> and a shakeup for the obama administration, might we soon see a lot of new faces inside the white house? jenna: well, the irs trying to turn the page after a very bad year. the president's pick for irs commissioner facing a confirmation hearing in the senate today, but there are growing concerns about previous comme
that day when we gain our country's revenue through our knowledge and our science and can shut down oil wells, that will be a good day for us. >> well, yeah. if he has a nuclear -- i'm sure he's not talking about renewable green fuels -- jenna: that's not the type of hashtag science he's referring to? >> right. he also recently called israel a rabid dog. so let's not forget what kind of regime this is. jenna: it's interesting to see what's coming from that country. we'll watch those...
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you know not long ago to three years ago the state department even a science of money to middle east to memory middle east. media research institute which was founded by an israeli army the idea and it was to pinpoint anti-semitism i mean the israeli is their positions are so backed by the united states and the e.u. is their greatest partner trading partner if things are not going to change until there is awareness amongst the people around the world in america people are simply too ignorant they have been brainwashed they have freedom of speech but they don't have freedom of thought all the information they have about what's going on in palestine and with the israelis is what the media tells them and the media is squarely in the pockets of the neo cons the think tanks run issues and even the universities there is no freedom to discuss the issue of israel and palestine but most importantly we keep thinking about seeing a park to the seams that is just a muscle it's the soldier all the same tanks the the alto defamation the hudson washington is to new policies sought to these are the
you know not long ago to three years ago the state department even a science of money to middle east to memory middle east. media research institute which was founded by an israeli army the idea and it was to pinpoint anti-semitism i mean the israeli is their positions are so backed by the united states and the e.u. is their greatest partner trading partner if things are not going to change until there is awareness amongst the people around the world in america people are simply too ignorant...
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a man wanted to write about the science of everyday life, but he wasn't a scientist. >> when i did science, it was bill -- it was about being able to replicate. when you look at cooking, how much of it is touch and feel and what you are looking at rather than -- >> so much. even now, people might think, i am still cooking. sometimes what we might do is vanilla ice cream in a different vanilla ice creams and change the a content in each want to look at the melt rate and alley flavors relate. -- and how the flavors relate. you're still cooking and tasting. you want to get the best out of that dish. you want something that makes you go ah. happens, youhat come across something and an idea pops up. science can help you work out why it happened. even when you're looking at ginger, as it heats up, the molecules come off. there is a machine that records each one of those. even with this equipment, they still need a person in front of the machine sniffing. on earthno machine that can pick up some of the stuff theup. -- combination of the two >> i want to ask you about your new series. it is puttin
a man wanted to write about the science of everyday life, but he wasn't a scientist. >> when i did science, it was bill -- it was about being able to replicate. when you look at cooking, how much of it is touch and feel and what you are looking at rather than -- >> so much. even now, people might think, i am still cooking. sometimes what we might do is vanilla ice cream in a different vanilla ice creams and change the a content in each want to look at the melt rate and alley flavors...
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>>> next up, exam given to 15-year-olds in the world's most developed country students trailing in science and math. americans failed to crack the top 20 in any category. this will spark new debate about the money we spend on education here in the u.s. >> autopsy results today in the tragic death of paul walker. they are quillare killed which they were driving hit a hpoll ad was burt tst into flames. >> show the love that you have shown paul. he could have stayed with me forever. thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciate him. >> fans have gathered at the site since the accident happened on saturday. he leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter. white house tries to shift the focus from disastrous website roll out. but is it really on the mend. a woman out walking her dog gets attacked by a bear. >> a woman has been mauled by a bear. hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo hoo. sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny:i'd say happier than the pillsbury
>>> next up, exam given to 15-year-olds in the world's most developed country students trailing in science and math. americans failed to crack the top 20 in any category. this will spark new debate about the money we spend on education here in the u.s. >> autopsy results today in the tragic death of paul walker. they are quillare killed which they were driving hit a hpoll ad was burt tst into flames. >> show the love that you have shown paul. he could have stayed with me...
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the meeting really was inspiring to me as a person who works political science and international affairs. to see a guy with his experience and conviction, yet still his embrace and outreach to the united states, and frankly, to world leaders globally. he at one time could deal with the president's vision at the same time dealing with the president of libya and the he ad of the palestinian authority. he was a really man who reached widely for the purpose of bringing peace to this world. havebassador frazer, you met with many leaders from all over the world, particularly in africa. you have experience in kenya, zimbabwe, somalia. what did nelson mandela mean for africa? >> nelson mandela is the symbol of freedom in africa. many of the people across the continent rallied behind the veryapartheid struggle, a long struggle. remember, the national african congress actually started in 1914, and the country did not move to nonracial democratic governance until my 294, which was always the goal of the anc. and whether one is from nigeria or tanzania or closer to home, mozambique, across africa pe
the meeting really was inspiring to me as a person who works political science and international affairs. to see a guy with his experience and conviction, yet still his embrace and outreach to the united states, and frankly, to world leaders globally. he at one time could deal with the president's vision at the same time dealing with the president of libya and the he ad of the palestinian authority. he was a really man who reached widely for the purpose of bringing peace to this world....
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i was trained in molecular biology, but i find the science difficult to understand. host: tony is some massachusetts and he is on our independent line. caller: i am calling to agree with professor nestle. we should be labeling foods that are genetically modified. we should be labeling them so that i and many other people can make a choice. the choice i am making is the choice of what food chain to support or what philosophy i want to support. do i want to support a monsanto operation or do i want to see a more diversified source of foods out there? issue and atical philosophical issue. i want to see what the foods are so that i and many other people can make a choice. you.you -- thank for stating you that so eloquently. i also think it is a matter of philosophy. is a food system that has a great deal of diversity in it and i want small farms as well as large fonts. i want to see a lot of locally, organically grown food and much more focus on sustainability. system, and food much more diverse and competition are, a different one, has a much better chance of being sust
i was trained in molecular biology, but i find the science difficult to understand. host: tony is some massachusetts and he is on our independent line. caller: i am calling to agree with professor nestle. we should be labeling foods that are genetically modified. we should be labeling them so that i and many other people can make a choice. the choice i am making is the choice of what food chain to support or what philosophy i want to support. do i want to support a monsanto operation or do i...
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a way to test and compare performances in reading, math and science. results from 2012 were released today, and, once again, the u.s. hovered near the middle of the pack, lagging in some areas even as other countries advanced. math remains the biggest challenge. 29 other systems had higher average scores than american high schoolers. the u.s. fared better in reading, where it ranked 20th, and in science, ranking 23rd. the best results were in east asia, where students from shanghai, singapore, south korea and japan, among others, placed near the top. pisa results also showed another concern for american teens as well: a smaller percentage of them reached the top levels of proficiency. as in the past, though, some education experts questioned just what and how much pisa tells us, given social, cultural and economic differences among nations. the pisa test is coordinated by the organization for economic cooperation and development, the o.e.c.d. andreas schleicher serves as deputy director for education and skills there. he helped develop and runs the tes
a way to test and compare performances in reading, math and science. results from 2012 were released today, and, once again, the u.s. hovered near the middle of the pack, lagging in some areas even as other countries advanced. math remains the biggest challenge. 29 other systems had higher average scores than american high schoolers. the u.s. fared better in reading, where it ranked 20th, and in science, ranking 23rd. the best results were in east asia, where students from shanghai, singapore,...
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headway on what is arguably a national security issue, the fact our kids are falling behind on math and science. >> you're exactly right. it is a national security issue. i would step back and put the education system in that big bucket of national institutions that are failing to adapt to the times. just like our other institutions letting us down right now. we have our leaders on the national and local level instead of getting together and figuring out what needs to be done, how do we modernize and transform our education system, they are fighting with each other and finding scapegoats. i have a personal interest there because of family members. i think teachers, for example, are not paid in this country and getting too much of the blame for what's going on. instead of scapegoating, instead of fighting, we need to have some serious conversations about how can we do things differently than we have for the last 150 years because the times have changed and our systems needs to as well. >> susan, from what i've learned from education nation at msnbc, no single solution is going to work. there isn
headway on what is arguably a national security issue, the fact our kids are falling behind on math and science. >> you're exactly right. it is a national security issue. i would step back and put the education system in that big bucket of national institutions that are failing to adapt to the times. just like our other institutions letting us down right now. we have our leaders on the national and local level instead of getting together and figuring out what needs to be done, how do we...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> as good looking, give me sophia loren any day. we are the people of this nation. but we don't have power. >> yes! >> we don't have rights! we don't have justice. south africa is now a land ruled by the guard. there comes a time in the life of every nation when there are two moi two choices. submit. >> no! >> or fight! >> that was a clip from "mandela: long walk to freedom." here with us now the man who portrays nelson mandela in the film, golden globe award winning actor idris elba and the film's director, justin chadwick. gentlemen, thanks for being on the show. >> i've already told idris i have to get a picture of with him afterwards. >> i know. >> how do you -- how do you prepare for this role? >> honestly, the first thing that was important for me is to go to south africa and understand south africans. i had a prejudice before. i was really disgusted by apartheid as a young man. what i needed to understand is how mandela -- what we meant to the people of so
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> as good looking, give me sophia loren any day. we are the people of this nation. but we don't have power. >> yes! >> we don't have rights! we don't have justice. south africa is now a land ruled by the guard. there comes a time in the life of every nation when there are two moi two choices. submit. >> no! >> or fight! >> that was a clip from "mandela: long walk to freedom."...
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the were ranked 22nd in science in math, the u.s. was well below average with 28 countries ahead. >>> the president makes another pitch for obama care. is anyone on the panel buying it? we'll find out. the latest when we come back. test test test test >>> today the web site is working well for the vast majority of users. more problems may pop up as they always do when you're launching something new. and when they do we'll fix those, too. i will work with anybody to implement and improve law effectively. you've got good ideas? bring them to me. let's go. but we're not repealing it as long as i'm president. i want everybody to be clear about that. >> it's not just a broken web site. this bill is fundamentally flawed. it's causing people to lose the doctor of their choice, causing them to lose their health plan. and if that isn't enough, they're having to pay much higher prices at the same time. >> president obama with a relaunch today on his health care bill, the health care law. and the house speaker today. this is what "politico" wro
the were ranked 22nd in science in math, the u.s. was well below average with 28 countries ahead. >>> the president makes another pitch for obama care. is anyone on the panel buying it? we'll find out. the latest when we come back. test test test test >>> today the web site is working well for the vast majority of users. more problems may pop up as they always do when you're launching something new. and when they do we'll fix those, too. i will work with anybody to implement...
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aren't just in m and science anymore. there's also the random alcohol test. this is a program that schools all across the country are keeping a close eye on. >> reporter: keeping drinking a secret from your parents just got a little harder for teens at a high school outside chicago. this fall the private catholic school began weekly random alcohol testing for its students. >> this policy is aimed at helping kids say no. and aimed at helping kids who are starting to get into the habit of using alcohol change. >> reporter: using small hair samples, the simple but extremely accurate test reveal if a student has had anything more than an occasional glass of wine in the past 90 days. a majority of students support the testing. and many who don't even drink say it's helped. >> if you're at, like, a party and someone offers you alcohol, you know, you can say i might be alcohol tested. and that eases so much peer pressure off you. >> reporter: the aclu opposes such testing, though. saying it's an invasion of privacy and overreaching by the school. >> we have a mechan
aren't just in m and science anymore. there's also the random alcohol test. this is a program that schools all across the country are keeping a close eye on. >> reporter: keeping drinking a secret from your parents just got a little harder for teens at a high school outside chicago. this fall the private catholic school began weekly random alcohol testing for its students. >> this policy is aimed at helping kids say no. and aimed at helping kids who are starting to get into the...
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he told the science insider website assigning rights akin to what humans have would be chaotic for the research community and doctor susan larson, an anatomist at storage brook studying the way chimps move, everything i do with these animals i have done on myself. i understand animal rights act visits don't want these animals studied. champ pans e studies played important roles in developing medicines for humans. first? >> well, the former head of nih last june said he had drunk the cool aid of animal experimentation. he thinks it was an error. the directliar of the nih is the one who said, we want to -- we don't think they should be used any more in nih sponsored. they are holding 50 back now that i think those 50 are going to go to sanctuaries. go? >> sharoninguaries. but they can't go there. so, we have a ranarranged with nap -- the north american prime mate sanction wary alliance. they have seven sanctuaries throughout the u.s. and that's where we want tommy and leo and hercules and kiko to go. >> i know you want other animals, other high intelligence animals like elephants and the
he told the science insider website assigning rights akin to what humans have would be chaotic for the research community and doctor susan larson, an anatomist at storage brook studying the way chimps move, everything i do with these animals i have done on myself. i understand animal rights act visits don't want these animals studied. champ pans e studies played important roles in developing medicines for humans. first? >> well, the former head of nih last june said he had drunk the cool...
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we have more on the discovery that's just been recognized by the academy of science. >> using hair cells to help the blind see again, for this french scientist, the goal behind a decade's work, just recognized by the academy of science. >> our laboratory's innovation has taken a hair, cultivated its cells, and reprogrammed those cells to form cornea cells. >> the corneas protects the iris and the pupil. it can be destroyed in an accident, by burns, or infection. in such cases, the eye goes opaque, causing blindness. nowadays scientists are able to repair the cornea with grafts from donors, like those in this container. 42,000 people are currently awaiting for a cornea trance plarnt around the world, however, the number of donors pales in comparison. but grafting corneas from hair cells could bridge this gap. the next step, human testing. >> well, up may know that french cooking has been distinguished with world cultural heritage status from the u.n., but it's no longer the only country. the u.n. has given japan's cuisine the same honor. it uses seasonal ingredients, unique taste, time-co
we have more on the discovery that's just been recognized by the academy of science. >> using hair cells to help the blind see again, for this french scientist, the goal behind a decade's work, just recognized by the academy of science. >> our laboratory's innovation has taken a hair, cultivated its cells, and reprogrammed those cells to form cornea cells. >> the corneas protects the iris and the pupil. it can be destroyed in an accident, by burns, or infection. in such cases,...
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it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back to "hannity". time to reveal what you, viewers have chosen as video of the day. you selected ads the nfl will not let air on super bowl sunday. why? it's a ad about guns. you chose it. here is the ad. >> it's been a long road getting here. and a lot of changes when i got back. now, this is the center of my world. and my family's safety is my highest priority. i am responsible for their protection. and no one has the right to tell me how to defend them. so i've chosen the most effective tool for the job. >> defending your nation, defending your home. >> what is wrong with that? i don't see a problem. that is the time we have left this evening. start the day, each weekday with fox and friends 5:00 to 9:00 a.m . thanks for joining us. let not your heart be troubled we'll see you back here tomorrow night. p.m. eastern. >>> the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> the bottom line is, this law is working and will work into the future. >> the president goes on the offensive saying obamacare is now working a
it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back to "hannity". time to reveal what you, viewers have chosen as video of the day. you selected ads the nfl will not let air on super bowl sunday. why? it's a ad about guns. you chose it. here is the ad. >> it's been a long road getting here. and a lot of changes when i got back. now, this is the center of my world. and my family's safety is my highest priority. i am responsible for their...
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. >> i like your science there. some guy you talked to told you that. >> he owns a company. 400 employees. >> yeah, but we can't use vivid video as an example. >> they have more than that. >> i want to talk about obama's polling number. he was interviewed by i think her name is barbara walters. a delightful woman. about his polling numbers and his popularity and his trustworthiness. let's roll this, shall we? >> are you worried you won't be able to get things done because of this lack of support? >> well, barbara, if you remember, i've gone up and down pretty consistently throughout. the good thing about when you're down is that usually when you nowhere to go but up. >> it's hard to sit opposite you, mr. president, and say this, but a lot of the criticism, it's personal. people just don't think you're trustworthy. >> i don't think that's true, barbara. the truth of the matter is i got re-elected. in part because people did think i was trustworthy and they knew i was working on their behalf. >> strange answer. >> yes
. >> i like your science there. some guy you talked to told you that. >> he owns a company. 400 employees. >> yeah, but we can't use vivid video as an example. >> they have more than that. >> i want to talk about obama's polling number. he was interviewed by i think her name is barbara walters. a delightful woman. about his polling numbers and his popularity and his trustworthiness. let's roll this, shall we? >> are you worried you won't be able to get things...
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they are the ones who always say they are science-based. do you think chimps, reptiles and tigers worry about that kind of crap? in the by -- biological world, nobody gives a dam. the fact you have to go out and chase your food and king congress eating -- king kong eating you they don't think about that. i need to be called ze. no you don't. you need to get some food and run your ass away from the predators. get some science. >> i love that. lions don't do it. that's basically what he said. lions don't do it. tracy, who cares, right? >> no, i think it is cool. if you want to ze, here is the problem with some of the pc pronouns. they look better on the page or or -- well actually it is the screen. it is your tablet and it is your phone. they don't work in conversation like talking. and this tells me that a lot of these folks are not actually having realtime old-fashioned old school conversation. they are doing a lot of texting. that's great. i have nothing against that. people need to have a sense of context. maybe some words work in print a
they are the ones who always say they are science-based. do you think chimps, reptiles and tigers worry about that kind of crap? in the by -- biological world, nobody gives a dam. the fact you have to go out and chase your food and king congress eating -- king kong eating you they don't think about that. i need to be called ze. no you don't. you need to get some food and run your ass away from the predators. get some science. >> i love that. lions don't do it. that's basically what he...
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without that said listen to this speech all the news story the fiction than science or to read. on the prison was also pro. and that i think the key is if he made the right decision at that very difficult moment in nineteen twenty nine to fall. and now. i would say the madrid was all bullish program are the driving force all of the human resources qantas. and that they will tend to continue their knowledge into the development of. the it's possible that the state program on infrastructure development to think you thinking. the program envisage integration of the next bounce toppled into fashion with a wall facing the world. the program was developed with the helpful told by experts the government agencies have reviewed and approved the program. the program includes an action plan hundred and thirty thousand kilometers of roads in more than eight thousand kilometers of railway lines as the reconstruction of railway stations the program also includes steps for the bowman of the roads network roadside service and passenger transportation infrastructure. if the program is fully impl
without that said listen to this speech all the news story the fiction than science or to read. on the prison was also pro. and that i think the key is if he made the right decision at that very difficult moment in nineteen twenty nine to fall. and now. i would say the madrid was all bullish program are the driving force all of the human resources qantas. and that they will tend to continue their knowledge into the development of. the it's possible that the state program on infrastructure...
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politics has none of the elegance p and the beauty of art and music, poetry and science. but think of how in the places where they get the politics wrong not just art and poetry, but even science is corrupted. remember in the late 1940s stalin decided that the genetics really means the transmission of inherited characteristics which had been proven a hundred years earlier to be untrue. but stalin insisted on a new soviet genetics. he found the scientists who would do it and produced it which is the ultimate expression of the power of a corrupted politics; to corrupt and destroy and undermine and ruin everything that is hard and beautiful and elegant. that's why politics, which so many want to wash their hands of today and understandably so, in the end is southern and must be -- is sovereign and must be sovereign. it's like why i left medicine, a life of unquestionable humanity and nobility, to enter a life of politics. because in the end, everything depends on getting the politics right. and that's why the book could not just be about the things that i cherish and love, t
politics has none of the elegance p and the beauty of art and music, poetry and science. but think of how in the places where they get the politics wrong not just art and poetry, but even science is corrupted. remember in the late 1940s stalin decided that the genetics really means the transmission of inherited characteristics which had been proven a hundred years earlier to be untrue. but stalin insisted on a new soviet genetics. he found the scientists who would do it and produced it which is...